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president obama and governor romney meeting on stage for the first presidential debate of 2012. despite the best efforts stations is running high. tonight trends out to be the culmination of weeks of verbal sparring between the campaigns and conflict and contradiction within the of -- obamacare pain itself. robert and stephanie better contradicted each other this morning low trying to defend and diminish the impact of vice president joe biden three marks. telling reporters the middle-class has been buried over the last four years not even aware obama was leading the nation and robert gibbs said he was referring to damage the bush had caused. >> we had eight years of terrific decisions, wall street rate teeing its own rules that took place four years ago of which we had to dig out from each day. be clear. the middle-class was buried for a lot longer than we were dealing with bad economic decisions. lou: stephanie cutter contradicted trying to spin them out of the last four years telling another network we're absolutely not we made our predecessors by any means. three days after d
president obama and governor romney meeting on stage for the first presidential debate of 2012. despite the best efforts stations is running high. tonight trends out to be the culmination of weeks of verbal sparring between the campaigns and conflict and contradiction within the of -- obamacare pain itself. robert and stephanie better contradicted each other this morning low trying to defend and diminish the impact of vice president joe biden three marks. telling reporters the middle-class has...
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never mind we have not gone to the first debate. some democrats already laying out there spending plan for a second obama term for state. vermont democratic congressman wants to get bak to an energy policy that acknowledges the climate changes real. for now he is leaving out the price tag to address it with republicans. unreeled. california democrat wants to refocus on health care to expand on increasingly cost dzed and state days insurance exchanges. arizona favre is a conservative push on immigration reform. still others interpret in the obama win as a referendum for more stimulus to of the middle-class. good or bad depending upon yor political point of view. more taxes on the rich to help pay for regardless of your point of view. get ready. already licking their financial jobs planning for it, never mind you have not even castro. it seems a lot of politicians are already grabbing for your wallet. not much talk about getting the debt under control. lots of talk about, as we say, getting their spending that helped get it out of deb
never mind we have not gone to the first debate. some democrats already laying out there spending plan for a second obama term for state. vermont democratic congressman wants to get bak to an energy policy that acknowledges the climate changes real. for now he is leaving out the price tag to address it with republicans. unreeled. california democrat wants to refocus on health care to expand on increasingly cost dzed and state days insurance exchanges. arizona favre is a conservative push on...
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obama clearly won the second debate. but so far at least we haven't seen the dramatic swing in the poll. chris: he didn't knock him out. obama got knocked out in the first debate. he didn't knockout the guy in the second debate. >> obama is spending time on these silly things like the big bird -- >> the romney team is too. >> they're going to counter attack. chris: it's almost irresistible. it's fun. we asked the matthews meter, it seems an image you can't complete. 12 of our regulars including andrea could boil it all down. which side has the heavier lift? seven say the president has the heavier list. five say mitt romney still does. andrea you voted with the seven. in other words the challenge is on the president to turn this election on this election. >> tell people how this is going to be different. you can tear mitt romney down but he let him back in in denver because romney with all the money they've spent millions and millions they've spent, hammered away on romney to make him unacceptable. he's now acceptable. ch
obama clearly won the second debate. but so far at least we haven't seen the dramatic swing in the poll. chris: he didn't knock him out. obama got knocked out in the first debate. he didn't knockout the guy in the second debate. >> obama is spending time on these silly things like the big bird -- >> the romney team is too. >> they're going to counter attack. chris: it's almost irresistible. it's fun. we asked the matthews meter, it seems an image you can't complete. 12 of our...
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we have to see the debates. i didn't think the convention was very good. >> i loved it. >> i was there and i covered it. finally this week he is talking about tax cuts and take-home pay. >> he has to talk about obamacare and obama care. >> i have a type of romney today. watch this for a second. we'll get your response. >> thank you mr. president,. it is an honor to be here this morning and i appreciate your kind words and that introduction is touching. if there is one thing we have learned in this election season by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. [ applause ] >> all i got to do now is wait a couple of days for that bounce to happen so. >> in all honesty, okay how can he not be likeable. that was a nice thing to say, clever. maybe somebody gave it to him. >> i think he is very likeable. he is a square. >> hip has nearly wrecked the country. let's try square. >> obama is a little too hip you think? >> oh yes. the world is exploding the unemployment rate so many people
we have to see the debates. i didn't think the convention was very good. >> i loved it. >> i was there and i covered it. finally this week he is talking about tax cuts and take-home pay. >> he has to talk about obamacare and obama care. >> i have a type of romney today. watch this for a second. we'll get your response. >> thank you mr. president,. it is an honor to be here this morning and i appreciate your kind words and that introduction is touching. if there is...
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. >> in this week's debate president obama has a great deal to lose. romney's is the most difficult position. obama's is the most dangerous. does the president here, karen, have more to lose than mitt romney? i mean, obviously the polls show that he's ahead. >> i think we're so focused on comparing it to each other. i think we need to be focused on is what kind of performance does each man need to have? i do think that the fact that -- remember, president obama was not good at debates during the last cycle. he got better throughout the course of the debates. so did mitt romney. seeing what performances are like, i think the stakes are very high for both men. that's not his problem. his problem is that he is able to have one good day, not two good days. he needs to have a solid wednesday and be solid thursday, friday. otherwise it looks like another fluke. you prepared for one performance but your campaign is in disarray. you don't have answers to questions. you can't give details to policies. but you're making big promises. that's not going to work for
. >> in this week's debate president obama has a great deal to lose. romney's is the most difficult position. obama's is the most dangerous. does the president here, karen, have more to lose than mitt romney? i mean, obviously the polls show that he's ahead. >> i think we're so focused on comparing it to each other. i think we need to be focused on is what kind of performance does each man need to have? i do think that the fact that -- remember, president obama was not good at...
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>>neil: nevertheless it comes down to the debates. in 1980 the americans were willing to fire jimmy carter but they does not know eight bout -- about the former california governor until they saw hill on a stage and decided to take a chance. to a hers degree to the country in 1960, and americans took a chance on a young untested senator and we were okay. it is a comfort level from the debate, right? >>guest: but the undecided is so low at 7 percent or 8 percent. so, all of the group, by splitting that 8 percent -- the research shows that undecided voters usually break against the incumbent by 2-1 against and that is a problem for president obama right now. >>neil: is the president still trailing in the polls next week, is he in trouble? we i think though. mitt romney could win without winning ohio if he ran winning florida and the other three swing states but ohio becomes pivoteddal and president obama needs to win ohio and georgia, school come, or wisconsin. >>neil: thank you, david, very much. the swing states, that is what this com
>>neil: nevertheless it comes down to the debates. in 1980 the americans were willing to fire jimmy carter but they does not know eight bout -- about the former california governor until they saw hill on a stage and decided to take a chance. to a hers degree to the country in 1960, and americans took a chance on a young untested senator and we were okay. it is a comfort level from the debate, right? >>guest: but the undecided is so low at 7 percent or 8 percent. so, all of the...
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if you looked at the debate. president obama looked down a lot. and looking at his notes. what about the body language. >> i thought body language. styliically romm rom was the winner. no one disputes that. but the substance issues, when you look at the fact that mitt romney got out there and said, he's not going to voucher -- he will medicare and cut taxes. what i find interesting is that mitt romney has been all over the place in what he. >> no, he hasn't. >> you can't trust him. just yesterday he said something else. when it comes down to it. they are issues that are challenging. >> for obama to go back to the bill clinton days. bill clinton worked with republicanns, president obama has not. >> he tried to work with republicans. >> one more question i want to ask you both. >> sure. >> what about the undecided vores? that is what they aimed for. who won the undecided vote. >> mitt romney did. independents are result oriented and mitt romney said this is how it worked in the past and going to be done. >> i think independents are undecided if they had the second and third
if you looked at the debate. president obama looked down a lot. and looking at his notes. what about the body language. >> i thought body language. styliically romm rom was the winner. no one disputes that. but the substance issues, when you look at the fact that mitt romney got out there and said, he's not going to voucher -- he will medicare and cut taxes. what i find interesting is that mitt romney has been all over the place in what he. >> no, he hasn't. >> you can't trust...
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four years ago when barack obama debated john mccain, mccain was down by five points when he went into his debate, and when he came out of the debate, he was down by six points. virtually no change. i think events on the ground, perceptions of the economy, economic news, perhaps things from the middle east still could have a bigger impact than these debates. cheryl: scott rasmussen, it's fascinating to see what your numbers are showing us, and they have been changing over the last several weeks. scott, thank you. >> thank you, cheryl. cheryl: well, still to come, everyone, ann coulter is going to be joining me with a look at her new book, "mugged." and coming up next, getting criticized from the inside. william isaac is going to tell us how washington failed america during the massive financial crisis. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms ...but you still have to go to the gym. caused by acid reflux dis
four years ago when barack obama debated john mccain, mccain was down by five points when he went into his debate, and when he came out of the debate, he was down by six points. virtually no change. i think events on the ground, perceptions of the economy, economic news, perhaps things from the middle east still could have a bigger impact than these debates. cheryl: scott rasmussen, it's fascinating to see what your numbers are showing us, and they have been changing over the last several...
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reporting president obama himself knows that he lost the debate. he's upset about it. here to talk about it tonight, obama 2012 pollster, cornell belcher. also, ralph reed. cornell, bored, aloof, some said even arrogant. those are some of the words used today and last night to describe president obama on that stage. what exactly was the strategy heading into this? was there a strategy? >> what you saw last night from the president was the president trying to lay out the facts to those few undecided voters that are still out there. here's our plan, here's how we want to move the country forward versus mitt romney and his plan about moving the country forward. the problem with the debate last night is that one candidate showed up talking about the facts of their plan and the other candidate showed up with a completely different plan, and was completely dishonest about the facts of his plan. that was a little problematic. >> but the president did not seem to take the fight to mitt romney. if you believe that mitt romney wasn't being honest, the presid
reporting president obama himself knows that he lost the debate. he's upset about it. here to talk about it tonight, obama 2012 pollster, cornell belcher. also, ralph reed. cornell, bored, aloof, some said even arrogant. those are some of the words used today and last night to describe president obama on that stage. what exactly was the strategy heading into this? was there a strategy? >> what you saw last night from the president was the president trying to lay out the facts to those few...
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. >> for months mitt romney and president obama have attacked each other talked past each other. three times this fall they face each other. debate can make a big difference. >> you are never going to have as many people watching with your candidates together. >> the campaign can't control the debate the way they controlled everything else. >> no matter what you do as a manager to get ready for it you have to step into a ring and there are just two of you. you don't know. >> it's three agencies of government when i get there that are gone, commerce, education and the awe -- what's the furred one there? >> one brain freeze can end your campaign. >> the -- commerce and let's see -- >> rick perry was a serious contender until this debate. for getting is bad and looking bad is bad. in the first tv debate he refused to put on makeup it hurt him. >> nixon later said more important than what you say is how you look on television. >> campaigns ob success over details. >> rollins and beckel were the opposing campaign managers. >> you remember the time we spent debating all of the logistic
. >> for months mitt romney and president obama have attacked each other talked past each other. three times this fall they face each other. debate can make a big difference. >> you are never going to have as many people watching with your candidates together. >> the campaign can't control the debate the way they controlled everything else. >> no matter what you do as a manager to get ready for it you have to step into a ring and there are just two of you. you don't...
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great of the debater. it was more mccain making gaffes then but retail politics with energizing crowds it could be the winning formula. they are close in the polls already. neil: do think he got under the president's skin? he does not like to be challenged. there was the snide comment to jim lehrer. it was flippant but it had the notion he can be too sensitive. >> the republicans have a problem in 2011 with 40 debates. obama has not had anybody challenging him. pelosi and reader not or his administration. the first time in republican could get at him mano a mano. the president seem perturbed that he had to respond and he is president of united states. i agree with you. neil: you should pursue this history thing. i think the you have a future. you work the graveyard shift and i am proud of view. neil: it is my i feel that way. we will crunched some numbers the former u.s. comptroller says if we don't get a handle on this we will all go down. after this. with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth m
great of the debater. it was more mccain making gaffes then but retail politics with energizing crowds it could be the winning formula. they are close in the polls already. neil: do think he got under the president's skin? he does not like to be challenged. there was the snide comment to jim lehrer. it was flippant but it had the notion he can be too sensitive. >> the republicans have a problem in 2011 with 40 debates. obama has not had anybody challenging him. pelosi and reader not or...
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brooke, all week, he's been in debate prep, doing debate prep the last few days with ohio senator rob portman, sequestered inside the home of his former lieutenant-governor, carey healey. it's interesting to see mitt romney come out and make she's sort of comments. he was also asked at this event that wrapped up a little while ago in concord, is he going to watch the democratic national convention? he basically said, no, he hasn't watched all week and he won't be watching tonight. >> so he will not be watching. jim acosta. thank you. speaking of mitt romney, not of his campaign here, but to this bizarre case that the secret service is now investigating. here's the deal. some anonymous hackers say they have stolen mitt romney's tax returns, including the ones before 2010, the years the presidential nominee has declined to release thus far. that's not even the strangest part. the thieves are demanding a million dollar in ransom money for mitt romney's returns they say they took, admittedly, if you read this memo they took from the accountant price waterhouse cooper, they write on this w
brooke, all week, he's been in debate prep, doing debate prep the last few days with ohio senator rob portman, sequestered inside the home of his former lieutenant-governor, carey healey. it's interesting to see mitt romney come out and make she's sort of comments. he was also asked at this event that wrapped up a little while ago in concord, is he going to watch the democratic national convention? he basically said, no, he hasn't watched all week and he won't be watching tonight. >> so...
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they had a big, long intense debate between the white house, especially michelle obama and valley jarrett and the clinton people. the white house wanted him to take a minor role at the convention, something along the lines of jimmy carter's role. and he refused. he said listen, either i'm going to give the nominating speech or i ain't going to show up. and they completely collapsed and allowed him to do that because they needed him a lot more than clinton needed the obamas. >> from what you're reporting, clinton will not show h imthe speech he's writing. what does that mean? what's he going to say? >> he writes in long hand on yellow legal paper. and the obamas have been demanding and, you know, just being on top of him to try to give them a sense of what he's going to say. he's furious, he will not even respond. he says nothing doing, nobody is going to tell me what to say. and so they have no idea what he's going to say at this convention. >> that's so important. i'm sure clinton will mention obama a few times. isn't kplin ton going to talk about his oempb success in the economy, with w
they had a big, long intense debate between the white house, especially michelle obama and valley jarrett and the clinton people. the white house wanted him to take a minor role at the convention, something along the lines of jimmy carter's role. and he refused. he said listen, either i'm going to give the nominating speech or i ain't going to show up. and they completely collapsed and allowed him to do that because they needed him a lot more than clinton needed the obamas. >> from what...
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actually obama at several times in his presidency, whether he was debating house republicans where he invited them as guests has proven, you know, quite adept at discussing the issues and casting his policies in a very centrist light, even if they're liberal policies. >> but do you agree with my point that if you hear theed my media echo chamber and hear it over and over and even is how they remember it? >> how the media covers it is how people rehn the event. if you look at the presidential race it has been very influenced by how the media has portrayed various events. so how the media covers this will add -- i will add if several million people watch smlg it's hard either way for the media to have an influence on sending it in one direction if people saw it in another. >> i was in denver. i saw a different debate than most americans. we can put some of this up here. i didn't see the split screens an reaction shot whence the president was looking down auchbd and romney looked more energetic. we see that here. that, i think, with the focus on the body of the debate changed the way you
actually obama at several times in his presidency, whether he was debating house republicans where he invited them as guests has proven, you know, quite adept at discussing the issues and casting his policies in a very centrist light, even if they're liberal policies. >> but do you agree with my point that if you hear theed my media echo chamber and hear it over and over and even is how they remember it? >> how the media covers it is how people rehn the event. if you look at the...
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earlier today, president obama brought the debt ceiling debate, or would be debate into the picture. it feels like a lot of the work that you do -- people say okay, we spent 100 grand on this or maybe watching the shrimp on a treadmill. it's not a big deal. >> is a big deal because the way you eliminate a trillion dollar deficit is a billion dollars at a time. the wavy you get a billion dollars is 100 million or $10 llion at a time. so what is our excuse? can we say that it is okay to waste money and hundreds of thousands of small areas that add upo trillions of dollars? or do we have to look at big areas? what i would put forward is congress isn't doing their job and how they write it and oversight it. i still pick up anyof my feet on the ground because the penny is were 3.5 cents. anyone in america who is struggng today, we don't have the luxury of ignoring stupidity and waste anymore. charles: i have less than a minute. i have to squeeze this in here. you think we could be a transitional tranormative point in thisscountry where it is okay? where it is okay to spend money we don't
earlier today, president obama brought the debt ceiling debate, or would be debate into the picture. it feels like a lot of the work that you do -- people say okay, we spent 100 grand on this or maybe watching the shrimp on a treadmill. it's not a big deal. >> is a big deal because the way you eliminate a trillion dollar deficit is a billion dollars at a time. the wavy you get a billion dollars is 100 million or $10 llion at a time. so what is our excuse? can we say that it is okay to...
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barack obama, debating is not his greatest strength. he's a wonderful orator and has been a successful president. i think he'll do a good job, but i think it's going to be a competitive debate. >> do you think it's going to make a big difference for mitt romney to really show himself and really for these two men to be on the same stage? >> well, that helps mitt romney to be on the same stage with the president of the united states. there's no doubt. it always helps the challenger with the incumbent. the problem, though, is i think what susan pointed out and dana pointed out is that we really don't know who mitt romney is. so the question is which mitt romney will appear on the debate stage? and that will determine whether people will believe whatever candidate shows up at that time. >> all right. dana, real fast, though, president obama has a lot on his agenda. starting tomorrow, he's going to be here in new york city. and what's on the schedule is this high-stakes speech before the u.n. nbc's first read is calling it the president's do
barack obama, debating is not his greatest strength. he's a wonderful orator and has been a successful president. i think he'll do a good job, but i think it's going to be a competitive debate. >> do you think it's going to make a big difference for mitt romney to really show himself and really for these two men to be on the same stage? >> well, that helps mitt romney to be on the same stage with the president of the united states. there's no doubt. it always helps the challenger...
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before you debate president obama on foreign policy you better debate yourself. >> my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering. you don't call russia our number one enemy not al qaeda but russia unless you're caught in a cold war era time warp. >>> general, great to see you. watching all of this i'm sure you were probably just as confused as a lot of people, there ar donkeys behind these speakers and not elephants. the way so forcefully, some of the speakers came out especially the president, john kerry as well, talking about the democratic position on foreign policy, on afghanistan, on iraq, the death of osama bin laden. do you think it's taken the republicans and put them back on their heels to see democrats come out so strongly. >> it has. i think this is the real end of the post-vietnam alignment of the parties the. for that whole period of 30 or 40 years republicans could be daddy party on security and democrats were the mommy party of kinder, gentler, softer. that's no longer
before you debate president obama on foreign policy you better debate yourself. >> my opponent and his running mate are new to foreign policy. but from all that we've seen and heard, they want to take us back to an era of blustering. you don't call russia our number one enemy not al qaeda but russia unless you're caught in a cold war era time warp. >>> general, great to see you. watching all of this i'm sure you were probably just as confused as a lot of people, there ar donkeys...
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what you think the takeaway and the debate is to be? >> i know. he seems to have no more joy on the job. he seems like a shadow of the 2008 self. >> electability gap,. >> if you can create jobs for people there will like you. >> we still don't know the romney jobs. >> she has won, but that's fine. i don't know. seriously speaking. i think the debates are going to be a measure of competence. which captain fox business at the front of the ship? people will realize, the only job i fact checkers. you have romney. i'll put this to you. his multi plant. to a million jobs. you satisfied at this point in the game? that will -- we have the ryan plan. it was aggressive. now we are sort of wish to washy on that. >> said of the queer when she was she. what you originally had risen 59. plant. he has been talking very specifically about free trade agreements, very specifically about greeting to play in jobs. the contrast of we have, still offering vision. this is not 2008. not a candidate who is running for election. very sparse and details. romney has given pe
what you think the takeaway and the debate is to be? >> i know. he seems to have no more joy on the job. he seems like a shadow of the 2008 self. >> electability gap,. >> if you can create jobs for people there will like you. >> we still don't know the romney jobs. >> she has won, but that's fine. i don't know. seriously speaking. i think the debates are going to be a measure of competence. which captain fox business at the front of the ship? people will realize,...
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the ran-biden debate will be more fascinating. i think the obama romney debate will be interesting. there will be too tough guys at -- to give -- go at each other directly. are many storennet storylines. he is his own guy and he is said that is not who i am and i am not going to pull my heart out. i am not paraphrasing. how can he connect with the american people? even people who think you have a good idea but they do not feel empathy or connection. most americans feel something for mr. obama. were they do not feel anything over mr. omromney. >> i do not think mitt romney will be obama in a personality contest but he can beat him in a performance contest. imagine that you had a major leak in your house and water was dripping on the wall. you had a choice of two plumbers, one was a terrific guy, you love to have a beer with him but he was not very competent and you knew the water would still be running down your wall. the other guy is standoffish and not nearly as much fun but he is a good plumber. simple.romney's case is he is a good leader, a good manager. he can create american en
the ran-biden debate will be more fascinating. i think the obama romney debate will be interesting. there will be too tough guys at -- to give -- go at each other directly. are many storennet storylines. he is his own guy and he is said that is not who i am and i am not going to pull my heart out. i am not paraphrasing. how can he connect with the american people? even people who think you have a good idea but they do not feel empathy or connection. most americans feel something for mr. obama....
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i think obama is -- he is the more experienced debater and fresher. >>nd we have less than two minutes and i want to take a trip down memory lane the last two weeks. i asked with a favorite moment. i start with you. your favorite moment. >> when debbie washer man schulz came out and she had a make over and look at her. i thought sheok looked fabulous, great. i thought, hoo -- hooray for her. >> she acted like it was the biggest compliment. >> gabby giffords leading the pledge of allegiance. >> here, here. we have to show this and i would say if somebody was on the podium, everybody stood. everybody cheered and frankly there were not a lot of dry eyes to see her m come back from this shooting and kimberly your favorite moment? >> suzanne uh martinez. she was endearing and smart and she is exactly the sort of person the gop needs to put up that told a story that a lot of people can identify with. >> and juan? >> three-year-old corina castro, high hule julian castro while he is talking she decides to flip the hair. it went viral. what a cutie pie. her an
i think obama is -- he is the more experienced debater and fresher. >>nd we have less than two minutes and i want to take a trip down memory lane the last two weeks. i asked with a favorite moment. i start with you. your favorite moment. >> when debbie washer man schulz came out and she had a make over and look at her. i thought sheok looked fabulous, great. i thought, hoo -- hooray for her. >> she acted like it was the biggest compliment. >> gabby giffords leading the...
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obama has had a chance to do that, and he has not done it. his message seems to be i've done the best that i can. hang on, it's going to get better. just don't go back. romney, his candidacy has a -- his canvas has a blank space there. he can do that. this is a rare political event where both candidates are the underdogs. >> it is hard in debate to show your likability skills. >> the other thing hard for mitt romney, he seems weird to people, they can't relate to them, doesn't seem in touch with their lives, particularly for women voters. if you're an attack dog in the debate -- >> that's the difference between being an attack dog and drawing contrast on where you lead the country. bill clinton was likeable and did that in debate. that's not mitt romney's strength, why should he try to do it there. >> we have a lot of recent history with mitt romney at debates. sure, sometimes he blows it, betting $10,000, other times he has really come back and done quite well and he has stepped up to the occasion. but it is mixed. there's a mixed bag. havin
obama has had a chance to do that, and he has not done it. his message seems to be i've done the best that i can. hang on, it's going to get better. just don't go back. romney, his candidacy has a -- his canvas has a blank space there. he can do that. this is a rare political event where both candidates are the underdogs. >> it is hard in debate to show your likability skills. >> the other thing hard for mitt romney, he seems weird to people, they can't relate to them, doesn't seem...
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obama administration doing the same thing. david on the message. >> ronald reagan's first debate on carter, narrative was that he is a dummy, he will never get anywhere. there was that one line, there you go again. that summed it up, with next debate he had with mondale in election of '84, expectations were reagan is getting too old, he turned is, round with that age come, i will not let you're youth and inexperience interfere with it. mithow is mitt romney going to o counter that. and what is romney's narrative for president obama? he is a nice guy, who tried but failed. he has to change that. he has to be tough as president obama is against him, personally, he has to say, president obama succeeded in setting ground work for a fundamental change of america, in which our old standards of free market changed. neil: high did. -- he did everything he set out to do that is what worried me. >> he has to say, he is an ideal log who tried and succeeded to lay foundation for something he would complete in the second term, we've seen t
obama administration doing the same thing. david on the message. >> ronald reagan's first debate on carter, narrative was that he is a dummy, he will never get anywhere. there was that one line, there you go again. that summed it up, with next debate he had with mondale in election of '84, expectations were reagan is getting too old, he turned is, round with that age come, i will not let you're youth and inexperience interfere with it. mithow is mitt romney going to o counter that. and...
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president obama says his record on foreign affairs speaks for itself. yet a may gallup polls show vets favor governor romney. in fact, during wednesday's debate governor romney reiterated his commitment to strengthen the nation's military. >> we have a responsibility to protect the lives and liberties of our people, and that means a military second to none. i do not believe in cutting our military. i believe in maintaining the strength of america's military. >> so let's bring in beau biden, attorney general for the state of delaware. he is also a major in the delaware national guard having served a 12-pomonth deployment iraq. he's also the vice president's son. mitt romney has hammered president obama for the automatic military cuts that could take place as a result of congress failing to reach a debt deal. even the defense secretary said the cuts could be staef dating. does that hurt the president in the vet community? >> number one, congress must act and avoid sequestration op any of these defense cuts. number two, you know, governor romney seems to c
president obama says his record on foreign affairs speaks for itself. yet a may gallup polls show vets favor governor romney. in fact, during wednesday's debate governor romney reiterated his commitment to strengthen the nation's military. >> we have a responsibility to protect the lives and liberties of our people, and that means a military second to none. i do not believe in cutting our military. i believe in maintaining the strength of america's military. >> so let's bring in...
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during the debates, we're about to focus on four years of barack obama, not everything just about what mitt romney may have said or puts his dog on the car. >> it is true that this president campaigned more than any other, although they all campaign on let's change washington because everybody hates washington, but this president, more than any other, has been one that said i'm going to go in there, and i'm going to change washington, hope and change, hope and change, and now he says, you know what, you really can't change washington. is that a technical mistake, or is it word play? >> the president didn't anticipate when mitch mcconnell said my highest priority, highest priority is not to deal with the recession. not to deal with the cost of health care. not to deal with what's happening on wall street. he said his highest priority was to make sure barack obama was a one-term president. >> but, again -- >> that really set the stage. >> he did have that democratic senate and democratic house for half of his tenure. >> and we faced a record number of republican filibusters. remember, wh
during the debates, we're about to focus on four years of barack obama, not everything just about what mitt romney may have said or puts his dog on the car. >> it is true that this president campaigned more than any other, although they all campaign on let's change washington because everybody hates washington, but this president, more than any other, has been one that said i'm going to go in there, and i'm going to change washington, hope and change, hope and change, and now he says, you...
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for obama, john kerry's plays romney. rob portman plays obama. >> you never see videotape of this, not even pictures. >> no. there's a reason why. you don't want to show those vulnerable moments. >> we don't want to give away any component to our prep. >> in the 2000 campaign, one of mckinnon's secretaries gave prep video to the gore campaign. >> gore campaign went straight to the fbi. >> what happened to her? >> she went to prison for a year. >> what's so secret? i pretended to be a candidate. limited government -- >> just limited government. what kind of limits are you talking about? can you be specific. >> yes, i can list cuts. >> would you cut defense? >> so you're soft on defense? >> i knew how i should answer the questions, but under pressure it's hard. i'm saying take it back to the clinton days. "instinct is to answer the questions that are asked, but consultants day don't. >> you're still answering my questions, but most of the time you want to be delivering your message. >> they say sarah palin was good at that.
for obama, john kerry's plays romney. rob portman plays obama. >> you never see videotape of this, not even pictures. >> no. there's a reason why. you don't want to show those vulnerable moments. >> we don't want to give away any component to our prep. >> in the 2000 campaign, one of mckinnon's secretaries gave prep video to the gore campaign. >> gore campaign went straight to the fbi. >> what happened to her? >> she went to prison for a year. >>...
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plus, president obama gets a boost in the polls. the romney camp plays down expectations for next week's debate. some predictions. welcome to "the willis report." but, everybody. i'm lori rothman in for gerri willis perry the recovery is flat lining. the jobless rate has been about 8% for more than three years. but president obama is getting a well timed bump care of the labor department. bystanders showing more jobs have now been created and lost since the president took office. does this hurt mitt romney's argument? let's ask former republican governor mike huckabee of arkansas. it is wonderful to have you. >> great to be here. lori: what do you think of this jobs revision? it seems to be a nice boost for obama. >> if he is looking for anything, this is the lifeline he has. the fact is, of the jobs that have been created are jobs that are being created at a much lower pay scale than the jobs that people lost. some 30% lower. the fact that people have got a job does not necessarily mean they're better off. the key thing is that med
plus, president obama gets a boost in the polls. the romney camp plays down expectations for next week's debate. some predictions. welcome to "the willis report." but, everybody. i'm lori rothman in for gerri willis perry the recovery is flat lining. the jobless rate has been about 8% for more than three years. but president obama is getting a well timed bump care of the labor department. bystanders showing more jobs have now been created and lost since the president took office. does...
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they knew he's not going to win the laikability debate in this campaign. they want voters to take away that he has the tools, wherewithal, and leadership tools to make things work in a way that president obama has not been able to do so. he's not about transforming the country. and i think his hope is that people will say that's not what we want at this point. we don't think that's what's going to be able to be done. we just want somebody to come in and fix it. >> and the other piece of that message clearly is playing off the sense of celebrity and sort of over-the-top charismatic drama that attended the 2008 president obama campaign when he was making promises. it captures the sense of disappointment people have now that he obviously couldn't realize healing the oceans. >> and in fact, it is sort of their kind of approach now as we're so disappointed. which is -- really a curse word for politicians when they say it about someone else. so disappointed about this. kind of giving voters a reason to say, you know, i'm disappointed. i don't hate him, but i'm g
they knew he's not going to win the laikability debate in this campaign. they want voters to take away that he has the tools, wherewithal, and leadership tools to make things work in a way that president obama has not been able to do so. he's not about transforming the country. and i think his hope is that people will say that's not what we want at this point. we don't think that's what's going to be able to be done. we just want somebody to come in and fix it. >> and the other piece of...
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the jobs report is in easing concern about obama's weak debate. nate silver said first day in while obama is is happy for everyone to talk about the economy because the numbers are better than expected with the unemployment rate dropping to 7.8%, a four-year low. exactly where it was when president obama took office. there was only a net gain of 114,000 jobs created last month. too low for sustained unemployment reduction. so something for both sides to like. the president has to be thrilled about this jobs numbers, though. it's a game changer unless it's not. the president is the out on the trail pushing it. >> as a nation we are moving forward again. we're moving forward. more people are getting jobs. now, every month reminds us that we've still got too many of our friends and neighbors looking for work. today's news certainly is not an excuse to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> my friends, whenever fall comes the leaves turn pretty colors and the jobs
the jobs report is in easing concern about obama's weak debate. nate silver said first day in while obama is is happy for everyone to talk about the economy because the numbers are better than expected with the unemployment rate dropping to 7.8%, a four-year low. exactly where it was when president obama took office. there was only a net gain of 114,000 jobs created last month. too low for sustained unemployment reduction. so something for both sides to like. the president has to be thrilled...
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you know he debates me from time to time. he's playing barack obama in these mock debates we have. i don't like him very much anymore. he keeps beating me up. ♪ ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. [ female announcer ] join zyrtec® rewards. save up to $7 on zyrtec® products. [ horse neighs ] look! she wears the scarlet markings! [ man ] out! your kind is not welcome here! nor your odd predilections! miracle whip is tangy and sweet, not odd. [ man ] it's evil! if you'd try it you'd know. she speaketh the truth! [ crowd gasps ] [ woman ] reverend? ♪ ♪ can i have some? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's n
you know he debates me from time to time. he's playing barack obama in these mock debates we have. i don't like him very much anymore. he keeps beating me up. ♪ ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't...
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president obama hitting the campaign trail today after his dismal debate performance. joining is now, let's get right to it. what is he going to do now? >> i think this is an interesting question. at the top of your show you talked about how the liberals are so upset with president obama, and i think that was actually a turning point in creating a consensus in america that romney somehow brought to the obama. it was not so much conservatives , and that the conservatives to think romney won, but it was liberals. everybody from michael more to build more up in arms with president obama, so they want him to go at pain before he's seventh person at the offshore accounts. lou: but you don't think that obama got his tail kicked? >> i think the debate was a draw or something like that. lou: that draw? [laughter] >> when i look at it. lou: i just got over that. i want you to know -- >> don't spam me. lou: by the way, you're staring me. i can't believe that you, a practice to journalist of your stature watch that and somehow think it's a drop. >> what's interesting, was watchin
president obama hitting the campaign trail today after his dismal debate performance. joining is now, let's get right to it. what is he going to do now? >> i think this is an interesting question. at the top of your show you talked about how the liberals are so upset with president obama, and i think that was actually a turning point in creating a consensus in america that romney somehow brought to the obama. it was not so much conservatives , and that the conservatives to think romney...
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he did it brilliantly in this debate. >> why don't you go to work for romney since you work for obama? >> i'll see what happens going forward. too early to tell, john. >> really. >> absolutely. i've been a democrat all my life. >> what do you think? >> the first half-hour they talked about romney's tax cut plan which he cobbled together during the primaries, and he denied that it's going to cost $5 trillion over the next few years but it is going to tax the middle class more than the wealthy, according to the tax center, by $2,000 per household. on the clinton question, the clinton question, romney showed, like bill clinton energized the democratic con of earnings romney has energized his base that was about to abandon him, and he's shown that he's a contender. but the more the fact checkers, the more the debate goes on, the more people find -- >> you mean -- >> why wasn't obama the fact checker? >> do you mean obama is the incumbent? >> i thought i made that clear the first time around. it's not just tin come ben see, though. >> he's the president. >> john, have you forgotten all the
he did it brilliantly in this debate. >> why don't you go to work for romney since you work for obama? >> i'll see what happens going forward. too early to tell, john. >> really. >> absolutely. i've been a democrat all my life. >> what do you think? >> the first half-hour they talked about romney's tax cut plan which he cobbled together during the primaries, and he denied that it's going to cost $5 trillion over the next few years but it is going to tax the...
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details next. ♪ lori: president obama getting some debate press today before heading to a flight of fund-raisers. the president and mr. romney said to face often less than one week for the first presidential debate. both campaigns are downplaying the candid wiping of their opponents. how will these low expectations play out? with more on this, joined by ed rollins, republican strategist top boxes contributor. likewise, doing great, especially looking forward to this conversation. what is the strategy? >> you cannot play down the debate. the biggest thing left in his campaign. if you don't do well it does not matter whether you said you're not going to do well. you discord against. traditionally presidents don't do as well in debates. nobody basically stands up and makes points back-and-forth. sometimes they're hard to get going. this president is a good debater. my sense is he will be on his st. romney obviously became a very good debater. style versus substance. charismatic, a great debater. romney, livermore. also very strong in a primary debate, as you just alluded to, especially against ging
details next. ♪ lori: president obama getting some debate press today before heading to a flight of fund-raisers. the president and mr. romney said to face often less than one week for the first presidential debate. both campaigns are downplaying the candid wiping of their opponents. how will these low expectations play out? with more on this, joined by ed rollins, republican strategist top boxes contributor. likewise, doing great, especially looking forward to this conversation. what is the...